Recently docent Trudy Hardcastle escorted a native Dutchwoman through Belmont who shared interesting information about George Hitchcock’s painting in
Dinosaur prints to be included in the Smithsonian collection.
Dr. Robert E. Weems, a retired research geologist with the United States Geological Survey, returned to Belmont in October to make four molds of some
Barn yard restoration efforts continue
The barnyard restoration efforts moved forward recently with the installation of the restored gate and replicated fence running between the stable and
Falmouth Bridge
This article originally appeared in the March 2016 Stafford County Historical Society newsletter and is shared here on our blog with the author's
Souvenir of the Fair
Back in 2014 I wrote about all the images in our collection that pictured Gari Melchers and the artists who created them. The identity of one in
Mannsfield Stone
The stone used to build the studio, summer house, and stone garage, as well as those that make our paths and garden walls, have recently been
Gates with a Story
Anecdotal evidence has long suggested that Belmont's studio and lower pasture gates originated from the grand 1834 house "Smithsonia," located at the
Forty Years on the Hill
On October 19, 1975, Mary Washington College President Prince Woodard presided over the public opening of the Gari Melchers Memorial Gallery, making
Puzzler of a Painting No More!
I’m delighted to provide an update to my earlier post Another Conundrum of Connoisseurship! regarding a painting, Dutch Bachelor at His